Ugh, people continue to not take the time or understand how the spanish development system works and the limitations he is under until he has his spanish/cameroonian passport.

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I'm fully aware. There are foreign player restrictions on matchday squads in Spain. This was just as true when he went there as it is now.

Its also irrelevant. Its going to be extremely difficult for him to be on the USMNT radar while stuck in the Spanish 3rd division. He's been at Villarreal for almost 5 years now while the next generation of young Americans pass him by. Mukwelle Akale is older than Christian Pulisic. He's older than Tim Weah and Josh Sargent and Tyler Adams and Paxton Pomykal and Sergino Dest and a host of these USMNTers. Alex Mendez is on Ajax's Champions League roster. Gio Reyna is on Dortmund's Champions League roster. I can keep going.

We're no longer talking about a "prospect" here. This is an adult professional in the Spanish 3rd division. Regardless of the reason, there's NO chance he gets a USMNT callup from there. Based on the quality of the pool, I'm not sure he can get a US U23 callup from there anymore.

I'm fully aware. There are foreign player restrictions on matchday squads in Spain. This was just as true when he went there as it is now.

Its also irrelevant. Its going to be extremely difficult for him to be on the USMNT radar while stuck in the Spanish 3rd division. He's been at Villarreal for almost 5 years now while the next generation of young Americans pass him by. Mukwelle Akale is older than Christian Pulisic. He's older than Tim Weah and Josh Sargent and Tyler Adams and Paxton Pomykal and Sergino Dest and a host of these USMNTers. Alex Mendez is on Ajax's Champions League roster. Gio Reyna is on Dortmund's Champions League roster. I can keep going.

We're no longer talking about a "prospect" here. This is an adult professional in the Spanish 3rd division. Regardless of the reason, there's NO chance he gets a USMNT callup from there. Based on the quality of the pool, I'm not sure he can get a US U23 callup from there anymore.

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Do you know how his recent U23 camp went with Jason Kreis? Do you know his report to Berhalter? Do you know the communication he has had with the Federation? or are you just guessing?

What continues to kill me is the obsession with "first team minutes" ..............watch the matches and tell me who outside of Pulisic in our entire system is better than him with the ball at his feet and who is better than him in his moevement off of the ball? Name one attacking player in our history that has reached the heights he has in Spain..................... look at actually results and individual ability. That is the narrative that has to change in this country when evaluating who should be with the national team.

Do you know how his recent U23 camp went with Jason Kreis? Do you know his report to Berhalter? Do you know the communication he has had with the Federation? or are you just guessing?

What continues to kill me is the obsession with "first team minutes" ..............watch the matches and tell me who outside of Pulisic in our entire system is better than him with the ball at his feet and who is better than him in his moevement off of the ball? Name one attacking player in our history that has reached the heights he has in Spain..................... look at actually results and individual ability. That is the narrative that has to change in this country when evaluating who should be with the national team.

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I'm sorry that Akale took somebody's horrible advice and is still at a club 5 years later that he can't actually play for. But until he fixes his club situation, he's not a factor for the USMNT. Everything you just said is completely irrelevant.

Name an attacking player in our history that's reached his heights in Spain? How about Tab Ramos? There ya go.

I'm sorry that Akale took somebody's horrible advice and is still at a club 5 years later that he can't actually play for. But until he fixes his club situation, he's not a factor for the USMNT. Everything you just said is completely irrelevant.

Name an attacking player in our history that's reached his heights in Spain? How about Tab Ramos? There ya go.[/QUOT

Neither of them played for a club as good as Villarreal, I literally can't wait for the amount of you were rights im going to get on this board.

Do you know how his recent U23 camp went with Jason Kreis? Do you know his report to Berhalter? Do you know the communication he has had with the Federation? or are you just guessing?

What continues to kill me is the obsession with "first team minutes" ..............watch the matches and tell me who outside of Pulisic in our entire system is better than him with the ball at his feet and who is better than him in his moevement off of the ball? Name one attacking player in our history that has reached the heights he has in Spain..................... look at actually results and individual ability. That is the narrative that has to change in this country when evaluating who should be with the national team.

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Carlos Bocanegra played in the 2nd division.

More recently, Shaq Moore.

I mean, yikes. He's 23 and still Villareal B. At this point he'll be fortunate to still be playing in a few years. Maybe he's a late bloomer. Maybe he's another Junior Flores/Mario Rodriguez.

But still at Villareal B, he doesn't deserve a dedicated thread here, imo.

In a vaccum a third division player that is 23 is most likely not good enough for our national team. However, when comparing this kid to others in our pool, he seems to be a reasonably good option. I think it would be a good idea to bring him up for a camp and stick him in a game for a few minutes to see what happens.

In a vaccum a third division player that is 23 is most likely not good enough for our national team. However, when comparing this kid to others in our pool, he seems to be a reasonably good option. I think it would be a good idea to bring him up for a camp and stick him in a game for a few minutes to see what happens.